Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-224), discography (p. [225]-226), filmography (p. [227]), and index.
Contents:
Irishness and music : towards an interpretive framework -- A brief and recent history of Irish music -- Mapping the field -- Snapshots -- Ireland in music? -- Irishness and music in a changing society -- The music -- Authenticity and Irish music.
Summary:
This work highlights how government organisations, musicians, academics and commercial companies are concerned with and seek to use a particular notion of Irish musical identity. The author argues that the relationship between Irish identity and Irish music emerges as a contested site of meaning.
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